Aug 25 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in

the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories

and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Keurig Dr Pepper ( KDP ) has struck a deal to buy Peet's

Coffee owner JDE Peet's for $18 billion, a prelude to

spinning off its coffee brands into a separate public company.

- SpaceX's Starship project, crucial to Elon Musk's Mars

ambitions, faces challenges after test mission failures this

year- including a decision to stand down on Sunday evening.

- Chinese car giant Dongfeng Motor Group ( DNFGF ) plans

to delist from Hong Kong and spin off its electric-vehicle arm

as an independent listed company.

-Denmark's Orsted received an order from the

U.S. Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to

halt a key offshore wind farm project off the coast of Rhode

Island.

- U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Maryland Governor

Wes Moore over crime in Baltimore and suggested sending in the

National Guard.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)